JASON KIDD
DALLAS MAVERICKS HEAD COACH
Jason Kidd is the Head Coach of the Dallas Mavericks. On June 28, 2021, Kidd became the 10th Head Coach* in Mavericks history.
Prior to joining the Mavericks, Coach Kidd was an Assistant Coach for the Los Angeles Lakers under Head Coach Frank Vogel (2019-2021), where he helped the team finish first in the Western Conference with a regular season record of 52-19 (2020), and winning an NBA Championship (2020). Prior to joining the Lakers, he was the Head Coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (2014-2018), where he led the team to three NBA Playoffs berths (2015, 2017, 2018). Prior to joining the Bucks, Coach Kidd was the Head Coach of the Brooklyn Nets (2013-2014), where he led the team to an NBA Playoff berth.
Jason Kidd was born on March 23, 1973, in San Francisco, California. He attended and played at the University of California, where he was named PAC-10 Freshman of the Year in 1993 and won the PAC-10 Player of Year in 1994. Coach Kidd was selected second overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1994 NBA Draft and went on to also play with the Suns, Nets, and Knicks. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor (1994) and into the University of California Athletics Hall of Fame (2017), and his Brooklyn Nets jersey was retired (2001). Coach Kidd was also inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (2018).
*Inclusive of Full-Time and Interim Head Coaches